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| There's plenty to do in Beloit. From angels to grist mills, to museums to sports, our plate is full of both entertainment and cultural fun. Choosing what to do first may be your biggest challenge. Start with your friends at the Visit Beloit welcome center and they'll be pleased to point the way. |
Welty Environmental Center8606 County Road H |
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The birds and bees have never been more interesting! Explore the wonders of nature with new eyes and ears as you participate in fascinating nature programs. Programs include Maple Sugar Festival, Lil' Eco Buddies, Welty Nature Rendezvous, Grandparents and Grandkids Nature Series, plus many more. The center is Travel Green Wisconsin certified and is located next to Beckman Mill at the Beckman Mill Rock County Park.
Admission: Charge for programs
Groups: By Appointment
Poetry GardenBushnell & College Streets |
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Stroll through this quaint garden or sit and read your favorite book on one of the many specially designed benches at Beloit College's Poetry Garden. Designed by world-famous public artist Siah Armajani, the 14,000 square-foot garden is located on Beloit College's elegant tree-shaded grounds next to the Logan Museum. Mr. Armajani is noted for designing and installing bridges, public spaces and free-standing works around the world. He created the tower and flaming cauldron for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. With the addition of the Poetry Garden, the city of Beloit is now home to three of Mr. Armajani's works. A Gazebo for One Anarchist can be found on the Beloit College Campus and the Wood Family Fishing Bridge is a major feature of Beloit's riverfront.
Free Admission
The Angel Museum656 Pleasant Street |
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Restore your soul as you walk among the largest privately held angel collection in the world. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and visited by people from around the world, the Angel Museum exhibits more than 11,000 Angels including the Berg Angel Collection and over 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey. Displays rotate several times a year. Be sure to visit the Heavenly Treasures Gift Shoppe and enjoy a rejuvenating stroll through the museum's heavenly gardens. Groups may enjoy lunch or dessert in A Taste of Heaven Cafe by special arrangement.
Admission Charged
Groups: By Appointment
Beckman Mill11600 S. County Road H |
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Bring a picnic lunch and sip lemonade by the 'old mill stream' while you tour Beckman Mill. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Beckman Mill is one of Wisconsin's only restored, working gristmills. Beckman Mill is a certified Travel Green Wisconsin attraction. Built in 1868, the mill has been restored to how it looked and operated in the 1920's. The Creamery serves as the visitor center & gift shop where fresh ground corn meal and other mill gifts may be purchased. The 50 acre Rock County Park also features a nature path, the rebuilt dam, blacksmith shop display, a one-of-a-kind fish ladder, a picnic area with shelter and wildflower garden. Bring your fishing pole and wet a line in the 17 acre mill pond.
Admission: $3.00 donation
Groups: By Appointment
Logan Museum of Anthropology500 Emerson |
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View artifacts from around the world at the internationally renowned Logan Museum of Anthropology. Displays include Native American baskets, Pre-Columbian and Prehistoric Native American ceramics and archaeological specimens from the Beloit vicinity. Roy Chapman Andrews is a significant figure in the history of the Logan Museum and is one of the College's most famous alumnus explorers. Many believe that because of his lifelong adventures, Andrews was the model for the popular 'Indiana Jones' character.
Free Admission
Groups: By Appointment
Beloit Snappers Baseball2101 Cranston Road |
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America's favorite pastime at its best! Enjoy major league fun at minor league prices at a Beloit Snapper's game, the Class A affiliate of the Oakland A's. Groups of 25 or more can 'Tailgate' without the car in the catered picnic area with advance reservations. Season runs April through early September. Call 608-362-2272 or 800-423-5648 for game schedule, ticket information and directions to Telfer Park.
Ticket prices vary.
Groups of 25 or more can tailgate in catered picnic area.
Beloit Historical Society Lincoln Center845 Hackett Street |
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A visit to the Beloit Historical Society Lincoln Center allows you to immerse yourself in Beloit area history through changing exhibits at the Solem Museum. You can pay homage to Beloit athletes in the Ted Perring Sports Hall of Fame and visit the Arthur Missner Veterans Gallery. The Center also houses the Beloit Historical Society's offices, archives, community room, collection storage rooms, and the Luebke Family Memorial Library. The Hanchett Bartlett Homestead, an 1857 Victorian farmstead located at 2149 St. Lawrence is also managed by the Lincoln Center Museum. The Historical Society also sponsors numerous programs, events and workshops throughout the year. Free Admission Groups: By Appointment
Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead2149 St. Lawrence Avenue |
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Step back in time and experience life in the Mid-1800's at this artfully restored 1857 Victorian homestead, barn and 1873 one-room schoolhouse. Fine period furnishings and a newly restored kitchen show how 'upper middle class' lived at the turn of the century.
Admission Charged.
Groups: By Appointment
Bushnell Wheeler House542 Wheeler Avenue |
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History comes alive in the restored 1850's Bushnell Wheeler House situated high on the scenic bluffs overlooking Beloit and South Beloit. The South Beloit Historical Society makes its home here and has lovingly reclaimed the beauty of this historic Italian Villa and its sloping grounds. Group tours are welcome by appointment. Be sure to visit the artfully decorated house during the holidays and then return to enjoy homemade ice-cream on the lawns during the annual Summer Social.
Admission: Donation
Groups: By Appointment
Historic Auto Attractions13825 Metric Drive |
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Travel through this unique display where entertainment meets history in a collection of unbelievable artifacts representing American culture with themes of Turn of the Century, Kennedy Day in Dallas, Gangsterland, Movieland, Famous Cars & Stars, TV Land and much more.
Admission Charged
Groups: By Appointment
Williams Tree Farm4661 Yale Bridge Road |
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Williams Tree Farm is located just minutes from Beloit and they keep busy all year. The farm comes alive with Fall Family Fun Days. Find your perfect pumpkin, enjoy pony rides and much more. Starting in mid-November, old fashion holiday fun awaits you. Choose a horse drawn hayride through hundreds of acres as you search for that perfect Christmas tree or stay warm in the Cabin Cafe with a cup of wassail or cocoa and select a pre-cut tree ready to go. Along with sightings of a real reindeer and other farm animals, Santa arrives on weekends, to make your visit a classic holiday memory. The gift shop is full of unique items and features an endless variety of homemade fudge and other goodies. Groups can schedule a wagon tour of the farm or a bon-fire outing. The log cabin style lodge with post & beam interior offers a charming place for your event or wedding with a seating capacity of up to 300 people.
Restaurant: Seasonal
Groups: By Appointment
Blackhawk Farms Raceway15538 Prairie Road |
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Racing enthusiasts enjoy regular visits to Blackhawk Farms Raceway. Located just minutes from Beloit, the seven-turn, two-mile asphalt course challenges both amateur and professional drivers. Spectators enjoy sports car, motorcycle, bicycle and go-cart racing weekends.
Beloit Labyrinth3005 Riverside Drive |
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There are many reasons to walk a labyrinth. Some walk it as an excuse to get outside, while others use it when wrangling with a difficult problem.
Stone Water Tower and Water Works Pump House1003 Pleasant Street |
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While visiting Beloit stop at the Water Works Pump House and Water Tower Park. Builtin 1885, the pump house was the site of Beloit's first municipal water system. The nearby stone water tower is a visible community landmark and offers great photo opportunity for camera buffs. The tower was built in 1885 to serve as the pedestal for a cypress-board water tank of the Beloit Water Works and is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. The area around the tower has been developed into Water Tower Park with an ADA accessible walkway. The Water Works Pump House has been completely restored and currently houses the City of Beloit Parks and Leisure Services offices and Friends of Riverfront offices. You are welcome to stop into the building during their open hours.
Beloit College Observation DeckCorner of Emerson and College St. |
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See our galaxy and billions of stars on the Observation Deck at Beloit College. Free open houses are offered on selected dates during the academic year. Observe stars and star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and planets with the 10-inch telescopes on the roof of the spectacular new Beloit College Center for the Sciences, a LEED certified green building.
Apple Hut Orchard3537 S. Duggan Road |
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The Apple Hut offers 17 varieties of apples, gift shop, apple pies-baked & frozen, caramel apples, cider donuts, pumpkin bread, apple cinnamon bread, apple cider, jams, honey, squash, apples by the 1/2 peck, peck, 1/2 bushel and bushel. A family atmosphere, the orchard also offers hayrides, apple picking, cider, fresh bakery, gift shop and pumpkins in season.
Ridgewood Orchard6420 S. Emerson |
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Open The day after Labor Day starting with Paula Red apples. Hours 9:00 to 5:00 7 days a week thru October Then 10:00 to 4:00 till about mid December.
